Press releases

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final Guidelines on Supervisory Independence under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD). The Guidelines further clarify the arrangements that competent authorities should have in place to prevent and manage conflicts of interest involving both their staff and the members of their governance bodies. These arrangements include declarations of interest, limitations on trading of financial instruments and cooling-oof restrictions.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has decided to partially delete sections of its Guidelines on connected clients, following the entry into force of new, directly applicable EU legislation. The changes ensure continued clarity, consistency and alignment in the framework used by credit institutions to identify groups of connected clients.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the 2026 update of the list of closely correlated currencies, which is used for the calculation of capital requirements for foreign exchange risk under the standardised approach. The update has been carried out in line with the methodology and procedure set out in the applicable Implementing Technical Standards (ITS). The revised list has been submitted to the European Commission for endorsement.

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published its Annual Report for 2025, setting out the main priorities and achievements of its cross-sectoral work over the past year. In 2025, the Joint Committee focused on protecting consumers in increasingly digital financial markets, strengthening operational and cyber resilience through the implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), improving the effectiveness of sustainable finance disclosures, and enhancing cross-sectoral risk monitoring.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published an Opinion on the European Commission’s proposed amendments to the final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS)[1],[2] specifying operational risk requirements under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). It considers that two amendments proposed by the Commission could affect the consistency, transparency and supervisory effectiveness of capital requirements for operational risk.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) publishes today the results of its benchmarking analysis on diversity practices in the management bodies of more than 850 institutions credit institutions and investment firms across the European Union (EU). As of 31 December 2024, significant gender imbalances and pay gaps persisted, particularly at senior management level, despite some progress compared with the situation in 2021. The EBA calls on institutions to consider promoting a more balanced representation of genders, and on competent authorities to continue assessing diversity and gender pay gap practices as part of their supervisory reviews.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today published its response to the European Commission’s consultation on strengthening the competitiveness of the EU banking sector. In its response, the EBA underlines the importance of completing the Single Market for financial services, as a key driver of banking competitiveness. Drawing on its robust analytical work, the EBA provides evidence-based insights on banking competitiveness, the Single Market and the Banking Union, as well as on the complexity and effectiveness of the regulatory framework. These insights aim to support the European Commission’s report on the EU banking competitiveness.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has today launched an open selection procedure to recruit its new Executive Director.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a draft technical package for version 4.3 of its reporting framework, covering anti-money laundering (AML) and third country branches (TCB) reporting. This early release is intended to support reporting entities in preparing for upcoming changes ahead of the final publication, scheduled for June 2026. The EBA The EBA invites stakeholders to provide feedback on both the draft technical package and the accompanying glossary.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its 2024 Dashboard on high earners. The data shows an increase in the number of individuals in EU banks earning more than EUR 1 million. The Report also confirms that gender imbalance persists, with high‑paid positions still predominantly held by men in both credit institutions and investment firms.

The Joint Bank Reporting Committee (JBRC), jointly set up by the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Central Bank (ECB), today launched a public call for expressions of interest to join its Reporting Contact Group (RCG). The RCG brings together stakeholders with expertise in banks’ regulatory reporting and serves as a regular forum for cooperation, exchange of views and sharing of best practices with authorities. The call is open to candidates representing stakeholders across the European Economic Area (EEA). The deadline for applications is 28 April 2026 (23:59 CEST).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Report comparing how banks test the implementation of their recovery plans through so-called “dry runs”. In a context of heightened uncertainty and the continued need for operational preparedness and resilience to unexpected stress events, the analysis confirms that dry runs are an effective tool to strengthen the operationalisation of recovery plans and enhance institutions’ crisis readiness. When used meaningfully, dry runs improve institutions’ ability to respond to stress situations in a timely and credible manner.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published a Decision harmonising how National Competent Authorities (NCAs) report under the SEPA Regulation. The Decision complements the existing European Commission’s Implementing Regulation which requires all Payment Service Providers (PSPs) to report data on charges for credit transfers and payment accounts, as well as the shares of transactions rejected due to EU sanctions. The Decision streamlines the second step of this reporting process – from the NCAs to the EBA and the European Commission.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is announcing a series of measures to significantly simplify EU supervisory reporting. A public consultation on revised Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting and on supervisory benchmarking reporting is open until 10 July 2026, and until 10 May 2026 for IFRS 18-related requirements.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on revised Guidelines on limits on exposures to shadow banking entities carrying out banking activities outside a regulated framework. The revised Guidelines aim to align with the updated EU large-exposure reporting framework and to support sound risk management and governance practices across institutions.